Where does “jale” come from?
jale (Spanish) comes from Spanish jalar, from Spanish halar, from French hâler, from Middle French haler, from Old French haler, from Dutch halen, from Middle Dutch halen, from Old Dutch halōn — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
jale (Spanish): job
Definitions
- job
Ancestry of “jale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | jalar | to pull |
| 2 | Spanish | halar | to haul, to pull; to pull, to tug |
| 3 | French | hâler | to tan; to catch a tan, to get a tan; to sunbathe |
| 4 | Middle French | haler | — |
| 5 | Old French | haler | to pull, haul; to haul, pull |
| 6 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | halen | to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul |
| 8 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |